I snagged Boz the Bear and Praise Baby dvd's at goodwill today. Here's some motivation to shop secondhand first. Even if you budget allows for buying new, just think where that extra cash can go! In our case, saving for a 2nd car for Lee...
On Thursdays our Goodwill has a toddler items 1/2 off. I recently bought Candy Land and Sequence for Kids for 50 cents, and new shorts for Kinsey at 25 cents. You may argue that you don't have a thrift store in a nice area but I don't think it matters. In fact, you will probably find that the prices are cheaper. I have snagged some great children's books at low income thrift stores (and toys too now that I think of it). I've also noticed that the higher end Once Upon a Chid's tend to up their prices on clothes.
A couple more quick thoughts. I buy stuff for us too. Especially books--I recently found Crazy Love by Francis Chan used. They were putting out Easter stuff today: cute baskets, grass, and decorating kits. I didn't check prices but worth looking!
2 comments:
You are right, Julia! Some of the higher end children's consignment or thrift stores actually charge more for their used stuff than buying new at Walmart or Target. But the general thrift stores has just as good of stuff for a lot less. I've found which stores/consignment sales such as Just Between Friends to buy what. Like I buy mostly toys/strollers/and baby gear at the JBF sales and hardly any clothes but get the clothes at the thrift stores. And you also made a good point that it makes sense to be thrifty and a saver no matter the budget! Because if these habits are in place in good times then they are really helpful in hard times! Thanks for sharing!
yes, i went to a consignment sale today and found myself thinking I could buy this stuff cheaper at target or walmart...but then there were other things that were much cheaper (like a bike helmet for $7 rather than $20 new)
it takes time but I think its fun! and its a good point about having the good spending habits in place in easy or hard times
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